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Thunder Beach officials are proud to announce two brand new Official Venues to the 11th Annual Thunder Beach Spring Motorcycle Rally; Club La Vela and the brand new gulf-side entertainment and shopping complex Pier Park. Club La Vela, recognized as the "Largest Night Club in the USA", opens their doors and nearly 5 acre parking area for the 2009 Thunder Beach Rally Series as the home to the new Manufacturer and Builder Exhibition. This exciting new beach-side venue will be filled with some of the most recognized names in the power sports industry complete with full factory display rigs, installation trucks, and service teams. There will also be a full stage with live entertainment outside every day during the rally with Club La Vela’s taking over with even more live entertainment and dancing in any of their ten theme rooms.
Pier Park, Panama City Beach’s newest gulf-front shopping, dining, and entertainment complex will be the setting for the US Rider News “Best of The Beach” Bike Show and the new home to the Factory Demo Rides. These events and displays make Pier Park one of the most unique venues of the 11th Annual Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally.
The US Rider News “Best of The Beach Bike Show” at Pier Park was a huge success during the Autumn 2008 Rally with nearly 75 custom bikes displayed and thousands of onlookers throughout the day. The turnout for contestants at the upcoming Spring Rally event is expected to is expected to double.
The Factory Demo Rides taking place at Pier Park will allow attendees that have a motorcycle endorsement and a helmet to take a test drive one many of the newest motorcycles on the market. Scheduled for the Demos during the 2009 Spring Rally are Yamaha Motorcycles and Boss Hoss Custom Cycles & Trikes. These two venues expand the Thunder Beach Spring Rally to seven (7) Official Venues spread across all of Panama City Beach, Florida.
Official Venues:
Frank Brown Park Shoppes at Edgewater
Boardwalk Beach Resort & Convention Center Club La Vela
Pier Park Sandpiper Beacon
Sharky’s Beach Club
For Additional information please visit www.ThunderBeachProductions.com or call our offices directly toll free at 888.396.1638 or locally at 850.249.7627.
Thunder Beach Rally Information: The 11th Annual Thunder Beach Spring Motorcycle Rally is set to take place April 30 – May 3, 2009 in Panama City Beach, Florida. With seven (7) Official Venues spread out all over Panama City Beach, no gates or cover charges at any venue, free parking at every venue, 200 handpicked quality vendors, daily live entertainment, contests and giveaways every day, rides, and many other things “biker related”. The Thunder Beach Rallies attract approximately 100,000+ riders & visitors from around the southeastern United States and beyond. Located on the picturesque beaches of the Florida Panhandle, riders flock to the area for the beautiful rides, the overwhelming “Biker Friendly” attitude given to riders by the numerous businesses in and around the Bay County area, and the long lasting camaraderie found at Thunder Beach.
The 2009 Thunder Beach Rally is sponsored by The Sandpiper Beacon Resort, The Boardwalk Beach Resort and Convention Center, Arrow 95.9 Radio, and Full Throttle Magazine.
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Panama City Beach – Panama City Kicks Off Centennial Year of 2009
For those of you that are staying at our Panama City Beach Condo at Celadon Beach Resort I will keep our event calendar updated as I run across Centennial events. If you are interested in other Panama City Beach events click on our web site below and look at the event calendar tab. There will be lots of fun things to do in Panama City Beach in 2009. On to the Centennial Kickoff…
R.L. McKenzie moved to Panama City area from Georgia along with his brother Oscar in the early 1900s. Panama City was incorporated in 1909, and Robert was elected the city's first mayor that year. Gigi McKenzie, Oscar's granddaughter, was among the small group of revelers at Panama City Hall on Friday for Mayor Scott Clemons' proclamation, kicking off Panama City's centennial year of 2009.
The event was the first of many scheduled in 2009 to celebrate the city's 100th anniversary. "It's exciting that these people - my grandfather, his brother - came down here from Georgia around the turn of the century, and now we're just realizing their dreams," said McKenzie. Mayor Clemons read a short proclamation, which he closed by saying, "We should honor the past, celebrate the present, and continue to imagine the future."
Then three little girls dressed in early-1900s garb - white, flowery dresses with their hair tied with powder blue, pink, and purple bows - tried to ring the bell, officially kicking off the centennial.
The girls couldn't make it ring, prompting Clemons to help them toll the old fire bell, which was first purchased in 1912 and hung in McKenzie Park. After Clemons rang it once, the girls were able to ring the bell a second time, bringing a round of applause from the crowd.
For more information on centennial events, including the Centennial Gala, set for Feb. 14 at the Marina Civic Center, go to panamacity2009.com.
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R.L. McKenzie moved to Panama City area from Georgia along with his brother Oscar in the early 1900s. Panama City was incorporated in 1909, and Robert was elected the city's first mayor that year. Gigi McKenzie, Oscar's granddaughter, was among the small group of revelers at Panama City Hall on Friday for Mayor Scott Clemons' proclamation, kicking off Panama City's centennial year of 2009.
The event was the first of many scheduled in 2009 to celebrate the city's 100th anniversary. "It's exciting that these people - my grandfather, his brother - came down here from Georgia around the turn of the century, and now we're just realizing their dreams," said McKenzie. Mayor Clemons read a short proclamation, which he closed by saying, "We should honor the past, celebrate the present, and continue to imagine the future."
Then three little girls dressed in early-1900s garb - white, flowery dresses with their hair tied with powder blue, pink, and purple bows - tried to ring the bell, officially kicking off the centennial.
The girls couldn't make it ring, prompting Clemons to help them toll the old fire bell, which was first purchased in 1912 and hung in McKenzie Park. After Clemons rang it once, the girls were able to ring the bell a second time, bringing a round of applause from the crowd.
For more information on centennial events, including the Centennial Gala, set for Feb. 14 at the Marina Civic Center, go to panamacity2009.com.
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
Panama City Beach – Top 10.5 New Year’s Resolutions
Panama City Beach – Top 10.5 New Year’s Resolutions
According to Amazon the following resolutions are the top 10 that we are making this year:
1. Lose Weight
2. Get Finances in Order
3. Go Greener
4. Curb Vices – smoking, drinking , gambling
5. Get in Shape
6. Relax More
7. Pursue a New Career
8. Upgrade Your Technology
9. Get Organized
10. Start a New Hobby
And My Resolution # 10.5…
10.5 Spend more time on the Beach at Celadon Beach Resort
Interested in the Amazon Sale? Click back to the bottom of front page of our web site for the link to Amazon.
Best of luck with your resolutions!
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According to Amazon the following resolutions are the top 10 that we are making this year:
1. Lose Weight
2. Get Finances in Order
3. Go Greener
4. Curb Vices – smoking, drinking , gambling
5. Get in Shape
6. Relax More
7. Pursue a New Career
8. Upgrade Your Technology
9. Get Organized
10. Start a New Hobby
And My Resolution # 10.5…
10.5 Spend more time on the Beach at Celadon Beach Resort
Interested in the Amazon Sale? Click back to the bottom of front page of our web site for the link to Amazon.
Best of luck with your resolutions!
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
Panama City Beach - Happy New Year!
We want to say thanks to all of you that follow our blog. If there is anything that you would like to see more of in 2009 please let us know.
We also want to thank all of you that stayed in the Best Panama City Beach Condos at Celadon Beach Resort in 2008! We appreciate your business! We hope that you enjoyed your beach vacation and will stay with us again. Our goal is to develop loyal customers and hope that you will recommend our condos to your family and friends.
We hope that you and your family have a prosperous 2009!
Sincerely,
Pam and Jerry
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We also want to thank all of you that stayed in the Best Panama City Beach Condos at Celadon Beach Resort in 2008! We appreciate your business! We hope that you enjoyed your beach vacation and will stay with us again. Our goal is to develop loyal customers and hope that you will recommend our condos to your family and friends.
We hope that you and your family have a prosperous 2009!
Sincerely,
Pam and Jerry
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Panama City Beach - Arctic Wolf Club to howl in the New Year
PANAMA CITY BEACH— Are you from up North? Miss jumping into ice cold water on New Year’s Day? Well this may be the next best thing. Here is the Beach’s version of a Polar Bear Club.
The Arctic Wolf Club is preparing to howl in the New Year with a plunge into the chilly waters of Econfina Creek on New Year's Day, a ritual now in its eighth year. No they will not need to chop a in the ice before the plunge but it sounds like fun anyway.
Mark and Sandi Wolf have been hosting the event on their farm each year to raise money for charity, most notably the Seacrest Wolf Preserve near Chipley, the Council on Aging and the Gulf Coast Community College Foundation. Sandi Wolf expects about 300 people to attend the event at their farm, with about 100 jumpers.
Mark Wolf said they had always been interested in doing charity work, including an earlier trail-riding event for cancer. A few years ago they started the Arctic Wolf Club and the creek jumps. With their last name, it seemed a good fit. The jumpers will go one at a time from a rope swing, howling like a wolf the whole way. Each jumper will get a certificate or button to show they participated. Awards will be given for the youngest and oldest jumper.
Besides the big jump, the event also features a chili cook-off, a howling contest for the kids and an educational presentation on wolves. Those people who wish to come out and participate are encouraged to visit the Web site arcticwolfclub.com and bring a side dish. There is a suggested donation of $10 per jumper and $20 for those who just want to come and experience the fun. Last year, the event raised about $3,000.
The event begins at noon New Year's Day with the jump taking place at 2 p.m. Jumpers in the past have ranged from 72 years old to 2 years.
If you want to participate in the chili cook-off you should bring your pots before noon.
All jumpers will have to sign a release form. In case you wonder the spring-fed creek should be 67 degrees with the ambient temperature forecast for 64. The Gulf is around 60 degrees if you are looking for a colder swim.
To get to the jump, turn east on State 388 from State 77 and go about 7.5 miles, cross the Econfina Creek Bridge. Take the first left after the bridge at Dogwood Lane. There should be balloons marking the road. Follow the signs.
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The Arctic Wolf Club is preparing to howl in the New Year with a plunge into the chilly waters of Econfina Creek on New Year's Day, a ritual now in its eighth year. No they will not need to chop a in the ice before the plunge but it sounds like fun anyway.
Mark and Sandi Wolf have been hosting the event on their farm each year to raise money for charity, most notably the Seacrest Wolf Preserve near Chipley, the Council on Aging and the Gulf Coast Community College Foundation. Sandi Wolf expects about 300 people to attend the event at their farm, with about 100 jumpers.
Mark Wolf said they had always been interested in doing charity work, including an earlier trail-riding event for cancer. A few years ago they started the Arctic Wolf Club and the creek jumps. With their last name, it seemed a good fit. The jumpers will go one at a time from a rope swing, howling like a wolf the whole way. Each jumper will get a certificate or button to show they participated. Awards will be given for the youngest and oldest jumper.
Besides the big jump, the event also features a chili cook-off, a howling contest for the kids and an educational presentation on wolves. Those people who wish to come out and participate are encouraged to visit the Web site arcticwolfclub.com and bring a side dish. There is a suggested donation of $10 per jumper and $20 for those who just want to come and experience the fun. Last year, the event raised about $3,000.
The event begins at noon New Year's Day with the jump taking place at 2 p.m. Jumpers in the past have ranged from 72 years old to 2 years.
If you want to participate in the chili cook-off you should bring your pots before noon.
All jumpers will have to sign a release form. In case you wonder the spring-fed creek should be 67 degrees with the ambient temperature forecast for 64. The Gulf is around 60 degrees if you are looking for a colder swim.
To get to the jump, turn east on State 388 from State 77 and go about 7.5 miles, cross the Econfina Creek Bridge. Take the first left after the bridge at Dogwood Lane. There should be balloons marking the road. Follow the signs.
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Monday, December 29, 2008
Panama City Beach - Top Ten News Stories of 2008
In the annual Panama City News Herald Poll The good, the bad and the ugly stood out among readers and newsroom staff in 2008…Most of the stories are based on local events and do not deal with the Beach tourist trade so I will only list a couple of the stories.
Top 10 # 1 - County residents feel sting of faltering economy
Bay County's economy took a pounding in 2008, as high unemployment, a record number of foreclosure filings and a sluggish housing market took its toll on area residents and businesses.
The county's unemployment rate went from 4.9 percent in January to 7.4 percent in November, the highest level recorded since January 2002. Gulf Coast Workforce Board Executive Director Kim Bodine said the area's annual job growth rate measured a negative 3.4 percent in November, an overall loss of 2,600 jobs. Bodine said the county's unemployment rate could rise in early 2009, as the state's Agency for Workforce Innovation included more area job layoffs in its monthly totals. "I think next month will be up a half-percent at least," Bodine said Dec. 20, after AWI released its November unemployment numbers.
Area foreclosure filings were also on the rise in 2008. Irvine, Calif.-based foreclosure tracking company RealtyTrac had recorded 2,280 Bay County foreclosure filings through November. Filings in RealtyTrac's total included default notices, auction sale notices, and bank repossessions, with some properties with multiple mortgages receiving more than one notice. By comparison, the company recorded 960 Bay County foreclosure filings in its end-of-year 2007 market report, released in January. August was Bay County's highest month for foreclosure filings, according to RealtyTrac, with 328 filings. Like most other Florida metropolitan areas, Panama City recorded year-over-year decreases in existing home and condominium sales, as well as median sales prices, for most of 2008. The area did see a slight increase in November existing home sales. Bay County Association of Realtors President Jan Cox said in December she thought the area's housing market would start to stabilize in 2009 after a challenging 2008. The county's housing market must still work through a two-year existing inventory of residential homes and create a reason for prices to increase, Cox acknowledged. Cox said the new Panama City-Bay County International Airport could contribute to a housing market rebound that comes sooner than recoveries in other parts of Florida. "I see the Panhandle as having the absolute first shot at recovery and price appreciation," Cox said before Wednesday's meeting. [I am not in the market now but if you are looking for a Panama City Beach Condo there are some great prices on prime properties on the Beach.]
One 2008 economic bright spot was the end-of-year decline in gas prices. After spiking above $4 a gallon in the wake of Hurricane Ike's Texas landfall, gas prices dropped steadily over the rest of the year. By late December, Bay County gas prices had dropped as low as $1.63 a gallon at some area stations. The dip below $2 a gallon represented the first time area gas prices had fallen below that benchmark since February 2006.
Top Ten #3: Pier Park, new airport good news amid gloom
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The opening of Pier Park in Panama City Beach and continued progress on construction of the new airport near West Bay was some good economic news during this year's gloomy economy.
Dozens of restaurants and large retailers signed on to open stores at Panama City Beach's 93-acre Pier Park development, expected to reach 152 outlets when completed and 1.1 million square feet of retail space.
Construction of the Panama City-Bay County International airport picked up steam with the awarding of a bid for the new terminal and the decision to increase the length of the runway to 10,000 feet. In addition, a legal hurdle for the airport was cleared this year when a lawsuit was dismissed that sought to reverse a permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the airport's construction. The lawsuit, filed by several environmental groups, claimed that building the $318 million airport would destroy valuable wetlands and that the Corps abused its discretion in issuing the permit. For now, officials say construction at the airport site is about four months ahead of schedule and the opening date is still planned for May 2010. [As a side note the Airport project has approximately 250 on site workers per day and offsite quarries, asphalt plants, truck drivers and other ancillary businesses employ another 350 people.]
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Top 10 # 1 - County residents feel sting of faltering economy
Bay County's economy took a pounding in 2008, as high unemployment, a record number of foreclosure filings and a sluggish housing market took its toll on area residents and businesses.
The county's unemployment rate went from 4.9 percent in January to 7.4 percent in November, the highest level recorded since January 2002. Gulf Coast Workforce Board Executive Director Kim Bodine said the area's annual job growth rate measured a negative 3.4 percent in November, an overall loss of 2,600 jobs. Bodine said the county's unemployment rate could rise in early 2009, as the state's Agency for Workforce Innovation included more area job layoffs in its monthly totals. "I think next month will be up a half-percent at least," Bodine said Dec. 20, after AWI released its November unemployment numbers.
Area foreclosure filings were also on the rise in 2008. Irvine, Calif.-based foreclosure tracking company RealtyTrac had recorded 2,280 Bay County foreclosure filings through November. Filings in RealtyTrac's total included default notices, auction sale notices, and bank repossessions, with some properties with multiple mortgages receiving more than one notice. By comparison, the company recorded 960 Bay County foreclosure filings in its end-of-year 2007 market report, released in January. August was Bay County's highest month for foreclosure filings, according to RealtyTrac, with 328 filings. Like most other Florida metropolitan areas, Panama City recorded year-over-year decreases in existing home and condominium sales, as well as median sales prices, for most of 2008. The area did see a slight increase in November existing home sales. Bay County Association of Realtors President Jan Cox said in December she thought the area's housing market would start to stabilize in 2009 after a challenging 2008. The county's housing market must still work through a two-year existing inventory of residential homes and create a reason for prices to increase, Cox acknowledged. Cox said the new Panama City-Bay County International Airport could contribute to a housing market rebound that comes sooner than recoveries in other parts of Florida. "I see the Panhandle as having the absolute first shot at recovery and price appreciation," Cox said before Wednesday's meeting. [I am not in the market now but if you are looking for a Panama City Beach Condo there are some great prices on prime properties on the Beach.]
One 2008 economic bright spot was the end-of-year decline in gas prices. After spiking above $4 a gallon in the wake of Hurricane Ike's Texas landfall, gas prices dropped steadily over the rest of the year. By late December, Bay County gas prices had dropped as low as $1.63 a gallon at some area stations. The dip below $2 a gallon represented the first time area gas prices had fallen below that benchmark since February 2006.
Top Ten #3: Pier Park, new airport good news amid gloom
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The opening of Pier Park in Panama City Beach and continued progress on construction of the new airport near West Bay was some good economic news during this year's gloomy economy.
Dozens of restaurants and large retailers signed on to open stores at Panama City Beach's 93-acre Pier Park development, expected to reach 152 outlets when completed and 1.1 million square feet of retail space.
Construction of the Panama City-Bay County International airport picked up steam with the awarding of a bid for the new terminal and the decision to increase the length of the runway to 10,000 feet. In addition, a legal hurdle for the airport was cleared this year when a lawsuit was dismissed that sought to reverse a permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the airport's construction. The lawsuit, filed by several environmental groups, claimed that building the $318 million airport would destroy valuable wetlands and that the Corps abused its discretion in issuing the permit. For now, officials say construction at the airport site is about four months ahead of schedule and the opening date is still planned for May 2010. [As a side note the Airport project has approximately 250 on site workers per day and offsite quarries, asphalt plants, truck drivers and other ancillary businesses employ another 350 people.]
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Panama City Beach 30 Degree Blue
Panama City Beach – 30◦ Blue - First does anyone know where the symbol for degree is on the keybord:)
Some friends gave us a gift certificate to 30◦ Blue for Christmas. Next time we are at our Panama City Beach Condo we plan on going to 30◦ Blue. I have seen adds for 30◦ Blue in the paper. Has anyone been to 30◦ Blue? Do they have a food specialty? Any menu recommendations? What is the dress?
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Some friends gave us a gift certificate to 30◦ Blue for Christmas. Next time we are at our Panama City Beach Condo we plan on going to 30◦ Blue. I have seen adds for 30◦ Blue in the paper. Has anyone been to 30◦ Blue? Do they have a food specialty? Any menu recommendations? What is the dress?
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